It was the last time the Sox played an American League franchise from Washington in Fenway Park. The Nationals played in Fenway last season. It was also the last time the Sox played an American League franchise from Washington, period.

From the looks of it, I think it was the last time three players who each had over 500 lifetime homers hit a hr (Mays, Aaron, Killebrew)...four if you count Reggie, who crossed the 500 threshold much later.

i think you're going to have to give a ton of partial credit on this one, since several of us have correctly answered the question that was asked....the Palmer 20 win milestone in particular seems historically significant.

Right, you have to get what I was thinking of. The Ernie Banks thing proves my point. SO does the three people in my kitchen thing. That you could answer "correctly," but to get the "answer" you have to think of what I was thinking of.

Trot a grinning savage? That was my prediction! Wasn't it? I think I told someone that.... don't know if I wrote it on the blog, though. I'm pretty sure I always thought he'd end up there. (It was a random guess, but still....)

That Sunday, every team in the league played, and they ALL played day games. It was the last time that happened, where every team played, and they all played during the day. After that, on any day that featured every team playing, there was at least one night game. Make sense?

Not what you're looking for, I think, but here's another tidbit for the day. In the last big league games at Jarry Park, the Phillies beat the Expos, 4 - 1, in the first game of a doubleheader to clinch the National League East title. Philly takes the nitecap, 2 - 1. Following the 2nd game, Dick Allen jumps the team in protest of the fact that veteran Tony Taylor is not listed on the post-season roster.

Would this have something to do with Ron Fairley and Jim Fairey? (With the almost rhyming Bob Bailey thrown in between them for good measure...also the team featuring Rusty Staub and Boots Day...a great name team if ever there was one...)

I have no idea what the last thing to happen on this day was, but the Expos definitely get some sort of award...

Right. The last time the two guys who were the ALL-TIME top two, alphabetically, played in the same lineup, played for the same team, played in the same game, played at all, on the same day.

A few times since, I believe, the top two ACTIVE at the time alphabetically have played in the same game, including 8/10/81 Glen Abbot and Don Aase. But I never completed that research. Jim and Kurt Abbott and Jeff Abbots may be involved somehow as well.

Point totals will be .1 for everyone and the rest for AJM. Probably. I have to add it up. Later.

David Aardsma has subsequently jumped above Hank Aaron at the top of the alphabet. If he and Andy Abad were to appear in a game together this summer, it would be the first time the top two active guys played each other in a while.